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The Role of Hamas in the Formation of Global Jihadi Networks in Sinai

August 15, 2012 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Egypt’s supreme interest is to alter the terms of the Camp David agreement and enable full Egyptian sovereignty over all of Sinai, including in the military domain.

The Growing Hamas-Al Qaeda Connection

May 17, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Al-Qaeda generally thrives wherever central authority of governments is collapsing and therefore its current success in the war-torn Gaza Strip should not come as a surprise. Just after Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, there were reports that al-Qaeda had exploited the new security vacuum that had been created and begun to dispatch its operatives to this territory.

The Growing al-Qaeda Presence in the Hamas-Controlled Gaza Strip

May 1, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Al-Qaeda generally thrives wherever central authority of governments is collapsing and therefore its current success in the war-torn Gaza Strip should not come as a surprise. Just after Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, there were reports that al-Qaeda had exploited the new security vacuum that had been created and begun to dispatch its operatives to this territory.